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The meaning and history of the name Lydia.


LYDIA

Means "from Lydia" in Greek. Lydia was a region on the west coast of Asia Minor. In the New Testament this is the name of a woman converted to Christianity by Saint Paul. In the modern era the name has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.


Usage: Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, English, Finnish, German, Old Church Slavic
Short Forms: LIDDY, LYYTI
Variants: LYDA, LYYDIA
Name day:
May 20th: Greece
May 23rd: Estonia
December 3rd: Sweden
Popularity: *Popularity is given by the percentage of usage over the years.